We support programs and projects that ​promote a healthy San Ramon Creek.

The San Ramon Creek Watershed​

• 54 square miles in the watershed
• Part of the larger Walnut Creek Watershed
• Headwaters in Bollinger and San Catanio Creeks, fed by springs and creeks from Las Trampas and Mount Diablo
• San Ramon Creek length: 18.89 miles
• 137 miles of creek channels in the watershed with 31% of the land held in open space or parks
• A waterway that hosts birds, insects, bats, dragonflies, and other wildlife

Wildlife photos courtesy of Schierholtz Photography. © All rights reserved. 

What We Do

Educate

• Meetings featuring the creek
• Publicize the Clean Water Program
• Support stewards who adopt sections of the creek
• Promote school environmental education and science programs
• Provide speakers on creek topics

Manage Invasive Species 

• Arundo donax
• Himalayan blackberry
• Ivy
• Tree of heaven

Survey the Creeks

• Birds
• Other wildlife
• Water quality
• Invasive plants
• Trash
• Erosion

News and Events

Friends of San Ramon Creek Contacts

Co-chairs

• Beverly Lane
• Dick Heron

Project Leads

• Creek cleanups and planting: Dick Heron
• Birding: Marty Buxton
• Working with schools to support creek science and art projects: Dick Heron
• Mapping and Website: Mike Anciaux
• Outreach and creek stewards: Beverly Lane and Lyn Arscott

 Other Creek Resource Contacts

• Contra Costa Watershed Forum
• Contra Costa Flood Control and Water Conservation District
  • Flood Control District Division Manager: Tim Jensen
  • County Public Works Department, Road Maintenance Division: 925-313-7000
• Contra Costa Clean Water Program
  • Town of Danville Contact: Christine McCann
  • City of San Ramon Contact: David Krueger
  • County Watershed Program Contact: Michele Mancuso
  • To report illegal dumping or a spill, call 1-800-NO DUMPING (1-800-663-8674).
• ​​Contra Costa Resource Conservation District
  • ​Walnut Creek Watershed Conservation Manager: Lisa Damerel​